GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |